ConAgra Offers Premium Rice in Puerto Rican Market

OMAHA, Neb.ConAgra Mills announced it has begun milling premium-quality rice for the Puerto Rican market at its Molinos de Puerto Rico business unit. The state-of-the art milling unit has the capacity to produce 180,000,000 pounds of packaged rice, offering new options for local retailers, foodservice operators and food processors.

The company will mill and package premium-quality medium-grain rice in 3-pound paper bags for the retail market, and has the capability to package rice in 20-pound plastic bags or bulk packaging.

The added capabilities at our Molinos de Puerto Rico complex are an example of the innovation that our organization strives to deliver.  By listening to and investing in the unique needs of the Puerto Rican market, we are better able to serve our customers not only in Puerto Rico but also in the surrounding area," said ConAgra Mills President Bill Stoufer.

In 2009 Molinos de Puerto Rico added a unit dedicated to producing Ultragrain®, the revolutionary whole wheat flour that provides the benefits of whole grain nutrition with the smoother texture, milder flavor and lighter color of refined white flour. Ultragrain is used to produce many of the better-for-you whole wheat white products sold on the island. Molinos de Puerto Rico also produces various products under the Amapola brand name for retail including wheat flour, self-rising flour, corn flour, cremita and oatmeal.